Ice-cream spoon.



RASMUS N'IELSEN, 0F TROY, NEW YORK.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Application filed November 20, 1914. Serial No. 873,177.

To all whom t may concern Be it kno-wn that LRASMUS NIELSEN, a citizen of` the United States, residing at Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream Spoons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.r

This invention relates to improvements in ice-cream spoons. l

The primary object of the invention is to provide improved means for quickly and conveniently releasing the scraper and restoring the same to operative position.

Numerous separable spoon structures have been devised to meet the requirements of the trade, but in all such devices known to me, considerable difficulty has been experienced in arrangingthe parts so that the scraper could be inserted in the bowl, and the operating mechanism so set as to enable the operator to assemble the elementswithout necessitating careful registry of the various features.

According to my present invention, the finger operating lever supports a pivoted latch which controls the movement of the rack bar, and an interlocking device between the scraper and the bowl. By this arrangement the finger operating lever is not moved when it is desired to remove or insert the scraper, nor is it necessary for the operator to carefully adjust the parts in the removal of or assembling of the mechanism, the various elements being constructed and arranged to avoid this contingency. v j

One of the' essential featuresV of the invention is to mount a pivoted latch on the finger lever, and pivot to this latch the rack bar, so that the scraper may be conveniently and quickly removed or inserted. l

The invention also relates tol improvements in the construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.r

`In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved spoon; Fig. 2 is a plan view, the latch beingpshownin full lines in normal position, andin dotted lines in released position to permit withdrawal of the scraper; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the finger lever, the latch, and the rack bar; Fig. 4 is a detail section through theflnger lever on the line 3-3 Aof Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the finger lever and latch, the latter being in position to disengage the scraper.

` rIhe numeral 1 indicates a bowl, from which extends a handle 2. The upper end of the` bowl is formed with a housing 3, in the top of which is an opening 4, and communicating with saine is a lateral recess 5. A scraper 6 is mounted in the bowl, and at 'its upper end is provided with a gear wheel Y 7 and projecting therefrom is a journal S, which fits in the opening 4. Extending from the journal 8 is a lateral pin 9, which rotates on top of the housing 3. In the side of the housing is any opening 10, and this opening operates a rack bar 11, which meshes with the gear 8. The parts thus far described are substantially old to me, and specifically form no part of the present improvement.

Extending laterally from the handle2, is a lug 12, and projecting upwardly therefrom is a spindle 13, and about midway between the latter and the handle is a short flange 14. Pivotally mounted on the spindle 13, is a nger lever 15, having a hub 16, the lever being held in position by a cotter pin 17. Dep'ending'from lever 15 is a short flange 18, which cooperates with the short flange' 14, on the lug 12. One end 19 of a spring 20' engages the short flange 18, and the opposite end 21 of said spring engages 1n an opening formed in the lug 12, as

clearly shown in Fig. 1. The tension of the j spring is such as to throw the finger lever 15 outwardly from the handle, the short Hanges14 and 18 limiting the movement in one direction. v

Pivoted near the outer endkof the angular `'portion 22 of the linger lever, at 23, is a latch 24, provided on its underside with a protuberance 26, which engages in a depression 27, formed in the lever 15. This arrangement serves as a means to lock the latch to the finger lever, whereby these two elements may move as one.

The rear end of the rack 11 is pivoted at 28, to the latch 24, near the outer end, and

just in advance of the pivot 23, as best shown 1n Fig. 2, and asy the latch is ylocked to the finger lever through the instrumentality of the protuberance 26 and depression .27, 1t follows that any movement of the nspindle, the rack will impart the necessary 4 motion to the scraper. if it is desired to remove the scraper from the bowl, the latch is forced rearwardly, in direction of the arrow a, so as to remove the protuberance from the depression 27. The latch is turned on its pivot 23, to the'position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, at which time the short flange 1S abuts against the short flange 14, and by reason of the relative relation between the pivots 23 and Q8, the rack barr l1 is moved in the direction of arrow ln thisV movement of the rack, the scraper is rotated until the pin 9 registers with the lateral recess 5, whereupon the scraper falls from they bowl.

To insert the scraper in operative position, said scraper is placed in the bowl, thev pin passing through the slot 5, until it is beyond the surface of the housing 3. Then the latch 2a is turned on its pivot until the protuberance engages` in the depression 27, at which time a lip 30 on the latch abuts against the edge of the nger lever.

By the simple construction described, it is manifest that the finger lever is in no way disturbed during the operation of inserting or removing the scraper, and that it requires no careful fitting or registering of the v elements on the part of the operator, which is of the utmost importance in the practical operation ofthe spoon.

What Vl claim is l. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handle, a finger lever mounted on the handle, a connection between the finger lever and the scraper including a movable interlocking device which forms a permanent part of said connection, and means for releasing the interlocking device whereby to permit same to be moved to position the scraper for removal from the bowl.

2. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handle extending from the bowl, a finger lever, an operating rod between the finger lever and the scraper to impart motion to the latter, and an interlocking latch between the finger lever and the operating rod, whereby to permit removal of the scraper from the bowl without movement of the finger lever.

3. Inan ice-cream spoon, the combination of a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handle extending from the bowl, a finger lever, an

operating rod between the finger lever and the scraper to impart motion to the latter, and a pivoted interlocking latch between `will be positioned to be removed from the bowl. p

4. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a finger lever pivoted to the handle, a latch pivoted on the finger lever, means for locking the latch in one position on the finger lever, a connection pivoted to the latch and extending to the scraper, and operative mechanism between the connection and the scraper to rotate the scraper when the finger piece is turned.

5. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handle extending from ythe bowl, means for operating the scraper including a finger lever and a movable latch, the latter operating with the finger lever, and at all times forming a permanent part of the operating means, said latch being mounted to be moved to permit removal of the scraper without movement of the finger lever during such movement of the latch.

6. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handle extending from the bowl, a finger lever pivoted on the handle, a spring for operating the finger lever in one direction, stops on the handle and the finger piece to limit the movement of the finger lever, a latch pivoted on the finger lever, means for locking the latch in one position on the finger lever, a bar pivoted to the latch, means between the bar and the scraper for operating the latter when the finger lever is operated, and means between the scraper and the bowl for holding the former in the latter when the latch is in locked position, said means permitting of the scraper being removed when the latch is released.

7 An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl,

a scraper in the bowl, a handle extending from the bowl, a finger lever pivoted on the handle, a spring for operating the finger lever in one direction, stops on the handle and the finger piece to limit the movement of the finger lever, a latch pivoted on the finger lever, there being a protuberance and a depression between the finger lever and the latch to form a lock for the latter, a bar pivoted to the latch, means between the bar and the scraper for operating the latter when the finger lever is operated, and means between the scraper and the bowl for holding the former in the latter when the latch is in locked Vpositiomsaid means permitting ofthe scraper being removed when the latch is released.

8. Anice cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a scraper holding means between the scraper and the bowl, a handle, a vfinger lever, operating means between the finger lever and the scraper to operate the latter in the bowl including Va pivoted element which when in one position causes the operating means to coperate with the scraper holding means to hold the said scraper in the bowl, and when in another position disengages the operating means from the scraper to permit release of the holding means and the removal of the scraper from the bowl without movement of the linger lever.

9. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper' in the bowl, a handle, a linger lever, operating means between the linger lever and the scraper to operate the latter in the bowl, said means including a movable element to position the scraper to permit of its removal from the bowl without movement of the finger lever, and means for normally holding the scraper in the bowl.

10. An ice-cream spoon comprising a cup having an opening and a recess communieating with the latter, a scraper in the cup, -said scraper having a pin adapted to pass through the recess and engagey a surface of the cup to hold the scraper in position, a rack for operating the scraper, a finger lever, a latch pivotally mounted on the ringer lever and to which the rack is pivoted, and means for locking the latch to the linger lever, the releasing of the latch permitting rotation of the scraper and the positioning of the pin in registry with the recess, whereby the scraper may be removed from the bowl.

ll. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper, means between the scraper and the bowl to hold said scraper in said bowl, means for operating the scraper,l said latter means including a finger lever and a movable latch pivoted thereto to rotate the scraper and position the holding means to permit said scraper to be removed from the bowl, and means for locking said latch to the linger piece to normally prevent the scraper dropping 'from the bowl.

12. In a spoon of the class described, a bowl, a scraper therein and removable therefrom, two cooperating scraper members, one on the cup` and the-other being rotatable with the scraper, said retaining members cooperating with each other so that when one is moved to a certain position relative to the other, the scraper can be withdrawn from the cup, and spring controlled scraper-actuating means including a linger lever and a locking device pivoted to said lever which when in one position causes the retaining members to register and when in another position Vpermits of the removal of the scraper without movement of the linger lever.

1,3. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a linger lever pivoted to the handle, a latch mounted on the finger lever, means for interlocking the latch with the finger lever, and operating means between the scraper and the interlocking means, the release of the latch permitting of the removal of the scraper from the bowl.

14. An ice cream spoon comprising a handle, a bowl on the handle, a scraper in the bowl, a finger lever pivoted to the handle, operating means between the scraper and the linger lever including a pivoted latch which when in one position holds the operating means in position to prevent the scraper becoming disengaged from the bowl, and when in release position and while forming a permanent part of the operating means the scraper may be removed from the bowl.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RASMUS NIELSEN.

Witnesses: Y

LEONARD I-I. GILEs, NELs NiELsEN.

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